HI guys!
This is my first time posting here. I have been having some trouble with some files that I trying to play on my WDTV and it says it is not supported.
My current configuration is:
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QNAP Nas TS-212
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WDTV Live (accessing the files through a shared network folder)
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Samsumg HDTV
I have my WDTV access my files through the Wireless and it is connect to my TV through HDMI.
I have had this setup for the past 10 months and everything works fine. But I tried changing my video quality settings a bit and haven’t been able to play them on my WDTV. Here is what I got.
My first attempt with a HD FIle: DIT NOT WORK
General
Unique ID : 251390760525429076402216965924913855337 (0xBD20196E98BBE9AA8ABDAAAF7A62BB69)
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 1.35 GiB
Duration : 42mn 59s
Overall bit rate : 4 509 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-10-01 07:30:43
Writing application : mkvmerge v7.2.0 (‘On Every Street’) 64bit built on Sep 13 2014 15:52:10
Writing library : libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.1
DURATION : 00:42:59.680000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES : 80615
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 123824640
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP : mkvmerge v7.2.0 (‘On Every Street’) 64bit built on Sep 13 2014 15:52:10
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC : 2014-10-01 07:30:43
_STATISTICS_TAGS : BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 42mn 59s
Bit rate : 4 036 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.183
Stream size : 1.21 GiB (89%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 42mn 59s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 118 MiB (9%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Text
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : CC
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Second Attempt (SD FIle): ****DID NOT WORK
General
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 275 MiB
Duration : 42mn 22s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 908 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-09-24 02:02:17
Tagged date : UTC 2014-09-24 02:02:17
Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 42mn 22s
Source duration : 42mn 22s
Bit rate : 765 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 6 202 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.110
Stream size : 232 MiB (84%)
Source stream size : 232 MiB (84%)
Writing library : x264 core 142 r2479 dd79a61
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=18 / lookahead_threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=19.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2014-09-23 23:17:19
Tagged date : UTC 2014-09-24 02:02:18
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 42mn 22s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 139 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 174 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 42.0 MiB (15%)
Encoded date : UTC 2014-09-24 02:02:17
Tagged date : UTC 2014-09-24 02:02:18
Then, I tried comparing with a working file I have.
THIS ONE WORKS
General
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 292 MiB
Duration : 42mn 32s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 958 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2015-01-23 03:07:03
Tagged date : UTC 2015-01-23 03:07:03
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 42mn 32s
Bit rate : 836 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 2 948 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.120
Stream size : 254 MiB (87%)
Writing library : x264 core 144 r2525 40bb568
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=16 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=19.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2015-01-23 02:21:46
Tagged date : UTC 2015-01-23 03:07:05
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 42mn 32s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 118 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 145 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 35.9 MiB (12%)
Encoded date : UTC 2015-01-23 03:07:04
Tagged date : UTC 2015-01-23 03:07:05
I know that the first HD file was a lot different from the rest, but the second two seem pretty similar to me. Appart from the Maximum bit rate, I can’t see a reason for it not to work.
I appreciate any sugestions or tips on what I should change to make it work. I don’t mind having my HD file working, but it would be nice to have the SD one working.
The media information was extracted using MediaInfo.
Thank you very much,
Felipe